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Images attached - sorry! The images aren't the connection that gets hot, that's the three yellow wires that connect from the stator to the R/R. The imags are the other wire that connects to the R and B/w wires coming from the R/R. Following a bunch of guides, the readings I get from the R/R diode checks would suggest that this is the fault. However, the readings I get are all consistent: 14. Red – y1 = 498mv. Red-y2 = 510mv. Red-y3 = 513mv (positive swing diode, reverse bias check) 16. OL for all (positive swing diode, Froward bias check) 18. y1 =514mv. Y2 = 512mv. Y3 = 510mv (negative swing diode, reverse bias check) 20. OL for all (negative swing diode, forward bias check) The guides say that I should be getting readings of OL or over 1.5V for 14 and 18 and readings of around 0.5V for 16 and 20. I've learnt alot about the charging system this weekend but I'm not sure what's going on and don't have a working R/R to test.

Hi all, I recently bought a Suzuki GS500 (02 reg) and I've been having problems with the battery. Initially I thought the battery was at fault however I've replaced this and still have issues. If the bike is not used for a few days the battery has little charge left and when i go out for 20 miles rides it doesn't appear to be charging at all. Actually, the bike frequently cuts out towards the end of these rdies and then I can't get it started again due to dead battery. I've followed the steps to check the R/R from the John Bates charging circuit test (and a bunch of other guides). Measurements are: 1. (battery) All off = 12.88 / 13.12. Idle (1200RPM) = 13.9. 2500 rev = 14.2. 5000 rev = 14.15 (However, this doesn't always happen, sometimes there is no increase) 2. 14.2 4. 60mv 6. 48mv 8. y1-y2 = 1.5 ohms. Y1-y3 = 1.5 ohms. Y2-y3 = 1.4 ohms 10. OL for all 12. y1-y2 = 65v. y1-y3=66v. y2-y3 = 65V 14. Red – y1 = 498mv. Red-y2 = 510mv. Red-y3 = 513mv 16. OL for all 18. y1 =514mv. Y2 = 512mv. Y3 = 510mv Stator current (AC) at 5000 RPM between leads: 65v, 66v and 65v The connection with the Red and b/w connects to the cable coming from the R/R and looks damaged/corroded. The yellow wires that also connect up to those coming from the R/R get fairly hot to the touch. Could the R/R be OK and this connection be the issue? I'm not mechanically sound particularly but I don't really want to pay a fortune for a mechanic to test things, any help would be greatly appreciated.